EIP-2026-115736

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Media Player - 'quartz.dll .mid' Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115736. PoCs published by Code Audit Labs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script generates a malformed MID file that triggers an infinite loop in Microsoft Windows Media Player's quartz.dll due to improper handling of the RMID header. The vulnerability leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

Description

Microsoft Media Player - 'quartz.dll .mid' Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Code Audit Labs · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8465

This Perl script generates a malformed MID file that triggers an infinite loop in Microsoft Windows Media Player's quartz.dll due to improper handling of the RMID header. The vulnerability leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows Media Player (quartz.dll) versions 10.00.00.3998 and 11.0.5721.5230
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malformed MID file in a vulnerable version of Windows Media Player
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026